Francisco Lindor doubled the night to help the Mets beat the Phillies to a five-game winning streak

When asked how he could avoid a repeat of the slump off to the start of the season, Francisco Lindor gave the succinct answer last week: "Focus on the present." The star shortstop made good on Monday with a single-game double-shot to lead the Mets to a 5-4 win over the Phillies to extend their winning streak to five. The Mets have won 13 of their last 17 games and 10 of their last 11 home games.

"He's completely free of himself now," commented coach Carlos Mendoza, "to be his most authentic self and the results will come naturally." "

Facing Aaron Nola, the National League's Eastern Conference rival, Lindor hit a home run for the first inning of the season for the third time in a row (the second in a row) and added a three-point shot to seal the win in seven innings. His April home run count (5) was just two short of his career monthly record (7 in April 2017). Since the start of the season with 12 hits without hits, Lindor has a batting average of 0.329 in the last 19 games, knocking out nine long shots, contributing 11 RBIs and returning to 16 points.

"He can impact the game in a variety of ways," exclaimed designated striker Jesse Winker (whose striker was another score for the Mets), "and he was in amazing form and amazing every day. "

Tylor Megill backed up Lindor with a quality starter of 5.1 innings and 10K to just 1 An, and although Edwin Díaz was strained by Bryson Stott's three-pointer in the ninth inning, it didn't prevent the Mets from holding on to the win. The current 16-7 record is tied with the Dodgers and Padres for the best in the major leagues, and the National League East leads the Phillies by 3 games.

"It's a wonderful moment to be in the Cosmopolitan shirt right now," Megill said after the game. Lindor responded: "100 per cent of that – it's a great team, with great management and a team hungry to win, and I'm proud to be a Met. "

Lindol's red-hot start to the season broke with the pattern of three of the previous four years that had been chronically slow. Now he has become the soul of the team with 17 hits in 19 games, including the recent 8 consecutive hits and 4 hits and 4 hits.

"He's eager to contribute to the team and sometimes he's putting pressure on himself," Mendoza said, "and now he's learning to be himself and the results are immediate." If this form continues, Lindor is expected to hit his first silver baseball award and All-Star spot again after last year's second vote for the National League MVP.